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What Amazes Me
I find it amazing how people reject Jesus Christ without even taking time to consider His claims. Talk to someone about the Christian faith, and they sometimes will say, "Well, I am not into that. I don't believe that."
"Well, have you ever read the Bible?
"No."
"I actually have a Bible here right now. Would you--"
"Put that thing away!"
Bring up the name of Jesus or the fact that you are a Christian, and it often will stop a conversation cold.
A while ago, I was visiting a city for some meetings in preparation for a Harvest Crusade. As I was walking around, I decided to stop at a place for some clam chowder. The guy who had taken my order was very sociable and chatty, so as we were talking, I said, "Hey, I was wondering if I could put up one of these flyers? We are holding this event." Then I handed him a flyer for our crusade.
He read it and said, "Wait . . . wait . . . that is a Christian band."
I said, "Yeah, it is a Christian band. It's a Christian event. We are here to talk about Jesus Christ and how to come into a relationship with Him."
This guy came unhinged. I just listened to him. I didn't interrupt. I just let him go for a while as he told me why he did not believe in the gospel, the Bible, and so forth. Then I asked him what he believed in, and we talked a little more.
And here is what I have found. Christians are accused of being intolerant, yet I find that is actually not the case. Instead, I have found that the most intolerant people are those who talk the most about being tolerant.
Summary sentence: Have you found that the most intolerant people are those who talk the most about being tolerant.
Copyright © 2012 by Harvest Ministries. All rights reserved.
I find it amazing how people reject Jesus Christ without even taking time to consider His claims. Talk to someone about the Christian faith, and they sometimes will say, "Well, I am not into that. I don't believe that."
"Well, have you ever read the Bible?
"No."
"I actually have a Bible here right now. Would you--"
"Put that thing away!"
Bring up the name of Jesus or the fact that you are a Christian, and it often will stop a conversation cold.
A while ago, I was visiting a city for some meetings in preparation for a Harvest Crusade. As I was walking around, I decided to stop at a place for some clam chowder. The guy who had taken my order was very sociable and chatty, so as we were talking, I said, "Hey, I was wondering if I could put up one of these flyers? We are holding this event." Then I handed him a flyer for our crusade.
He read it and said, "Wait . . . wait . . . that is a Christian band."
I said, "Yeah, it is a Christian band. It's a Christian event. We are here to talk about Jesus Christ and how to come into a relationship with Him."
This guy came unhinged. I just listened to him. I didn't interrupt. I just let him go for a while as he told me why he did not believe in the gospel, the Bible, and so forth. Then I asked him what he believed in, and we talked a little more.
And here is what I have found. Christians are accused of being intolerant, yet I find that is actually not the case. Instead, I have found that the most intolerant people are those who talk the most about being tolerant.
Summary sentence: Have you found that the most intolerant people are those who talk the most about being tolerant.
Copyright © 2012 by Harvest Ministries. All rights reserved.
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Thirty days of encouraging devotional thoughts brought to you from God's Word by Pastor Greg Laurie. In his straightforward, conversational style, Pastor Greg brings relevant insight to Scripture, helping you to "know God and make Him known" in your daily Christian walk.
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